NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Mavericks Picks for January 15

Published 5:39 am Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The Dallas Mavericks (22-18) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (9-32) after losing four straight road games. The Pelicans are favored by just 1.5 points in the contest, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

If you hope to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in this article (according to our computer predictions).

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Pelicans vs. Mavericks Game Info

  • When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KFAA
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Pelicans vs. Mavericks Best Bets

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Yves Missi Over 8.5 PTS

  • Wednesday’s over/under for Yves Missi is 8.5 points. That is 0.5 fewer than his season average of nine.
  • Missi is 16-for-39 at going over his points prop total this season.
  • The Pelicans are the NBA’s 26th-ranked scoring team (108 points per game), while the Mavericks are 14th defensively in terms of points conceded per game (112).
  • New Orleans is 6-7 when putting up more points than 112.

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Pick ATS: Mavericks (+ 1.5)

  • New Orleans is 17-24-0 against the spread this season.
  • Dallas has 20 wins in 40 games against the spread this year.
  • The Pelicans have an ATS record of 3-7 as 1.5-point favorites or greater.
  • The Mavericks have an ATS record of 8-10 as 1.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

  • The Pelicans and their opponents have scored more than 221.5 points in 25 of 41 games this season.
  • The Mavericks have played 24 games this season that finished with a point total above 221.5 points.
  • The average total in New Orleans’ outings this year is 224.1, 2.6 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • Dallas has a 228.3-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 6.8 more points than this game’s point total.
  • The Pelicans are the 14th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Mavericks have scored the eighth-most points.
  • This contest features the NBA’s 17th-ranked (Mavericks) and 29th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Mavericks (-105)

  • This season, the Pelicans have been favored 10 times and won four of those games.
  • The Mavericks have come away with seven wins in the 17 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • New Orleans has a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when it’s favored by -115 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This season, Dallas has come away with a win six times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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